Downstream: The Woman Who Invented Intersectionality w/ Kimberlé Crenshaw
The far right holds power in the US, inflaming tension along racial lines. ICE agents terrorise the streets, while Black history is erased from school curricula. In the UK too, Nigel Farage’s far righ...
1 Kesä 1h 55min
Downstream: Top Economist Exposes Inequality Death Spiral w/ Gabriel Zucman
A wealth tax on the very richest people in our society has never been more popular. Recent polling puts the plan at 90% approval, a figure almost unheard of for any policy proposal. This week’s guest,...
26 Touko 1h 19min
Do Your Own Research: The Scandal of the Century? Hondurasgate Explained w/ David Adler
It’s a dizzying set of allegations. A trove of leaked voice notes and call recordings — published by the anonymous outlet Hondurasgate.ch and Spain’s Canal RED — allege that Israeli money helped secur...
25 Touko 49min
ACFM Trip 60: Shock!
Jem, Nadia and Keir apply their weird-left lens to the power and potential of shock. Starting with an investigation into economic shock therapy and the way that Trumpism models the concept of shock do...
24 Touko 2h
Downstream: British Politics Is in Meltdown. Here’s Why. w/ James Butler
It has been a seismic week in British politics. The two-party system has collapsed. Keir Starmer is digging in at Downing Street, while Labour leadership contenders line up outside, and Reform clouds ...
19 Touko 1h 45min
Do Your Own Research: Do Androids Dream of Human Rights? w/ Lisa Siraganian
Are you a person? Sounds like a simple question, but it isn’t. Until pretty recently, the idea that everyone was a human in the same way was almost unthinkable. But the world order that established un...
18 Touko 1h 37min
Downstream: The Most Influential Leftist You’ve Never Heard Of w/ Peter Mertens
British politics is in turmoil. The two party system has collapsed, the far right has won huge gains across the country. Crises of this scale can create huge opportunities for socialists too, but only...
11 Touko 1h 16min
